Inayoshi Office & House

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

INAYOSHI OFFICE & HOUSE

TSC Architects

ARCHITECTS
TSC Architects

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses, Offices Interiors

AREA
280 m²

YEAR
2018

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nobuki Taoka

MANUFACTURERS
JØTUL, Jw-CAD, KITCHEN MIND, STROOG

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Yoshiaki Tanaka

CLIENTS
Inayoshi Construction Incorporated

DESIGN TEAM
TSC Architects

Text description provided by architect.

It is a complex use building of office and housing in Nissin city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The client is a construction company specializing in "wooden house" while long rooted in local.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

There are three major things that I felt to have to realize when I proceeded with this project. To be a building that will become a landmark in the area.

The way of thinking about "house making" is appearing in architecture. 

A house where the client after retirement can live peacefully as their final abode.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

First of all, in order to eliminate the feeling of oppression to the city, only one side of the building is not a facade, but two 9.1 m × 9.1 m squared volumes are shifted, It was a moderate appearance.

However, all the exterior walls were cedar boarded so that the whole building feels the volume of the trees.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

Furthermore, the square-styled pavilion roof which put out the eaves greatly protects the outer wall and emphasizes the horizontal line of the entire building. So it became a calm and dignified appearance to the area.

Next, we used plenty of natural materials such as cedar, cypress, pine, plaster and mortar containing India.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

In addition, all the structural shaft sets were revealed by the hardware construction method with structural strength and excellent design. With their high carpenters carving carefully, we aimed at becoming a model for house making that feels natural materials.

Finally, the residential section is organized in orderly rafters to emphasize the two square-styled pavilions more.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

The living under these two pavilions will be connected as a whole but you will feel a different atmosphere depending on each place.

Also, by closely responding to the external environment such as the courtyard or the semi-outdoor terrace living room, you can feel the change of light and the wind. The terrace living room is a buffer zone for softening the direct sunlight, protecting privacy, and mental and thermal environment as well.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka
Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka

Each room has a structure centering on the central pillar, and it is set as a place wrapped in a square-styled pavilion roof.  And by being able to feel where everywhere is wrapped in a Hogyo-zukuri (the square-styled) pavilion roof, residents can live extensively under two big umbrellas.

I am hoping that these two square-styled pavilions wrap the family's life gently and become a symbol loved by the community.

Inayoshi Office & House
© Nobuki Taoka


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